Top 20 Favorite Nintendo NES Games by Mike Matei

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  @GameSack · 9 years ago · pinned

  Good picks. Palamedes looks crazy fun. I knew about it back in the day but I have still never played it. But I can still visualize the magazine ad for it in my mind. Also agreed on Mega Man 2 vs other Mega Man games. Good reasoning. I would have probably crammed Castlevania 3 in with Castlevania 1 because both are awesome. If you like Kung Fu, try the sequel called Vigilante on the TurboGrafx-16... or Master System but the TG-16 version is better.

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• PS

  @Psychkemia · 9 years ago

  The graphics for the NES Batman honestly look better than some super nintendo games. It's gorgeous.

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• CA

  @Calcint · 9 years ago

  Agree with #1 so hard. I think I was 5 years old when my dad got an NES and zelda, and pulling out that brand new gold cartridge and imagining all the treasures inspired so much wonder. The cartridge itself felt like a legendary treasure. For me, this game has to be the height of nostalgia

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• HO

  @hoplaaaa · 9 years ago (edited)

  I was a bit surprised not to find a list of the games, so I made it. Here it is:<br><br>20 Palamedes &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=30">00:30</a><br>19 Bucky O&apos;Hare &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=81">01:21</a><br>18 Krazy Kreatures &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=127">02:07</a><br>17 Kung Fu &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=180">03:00</a><br>16 Tetris &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=215">03:35</a><br>15 Kirby&apos;s Adventure &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=293">04:53</a><br>14 Solomon&apos;s Key &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=383">06:23</a><br>13 The Adventures of Lolo &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=459">07:39</a><br>12 Jackal &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=511">08:31</a><br>11 Castlevania &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=564">09:24</a><br>10 Zelda 2 &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=637">10:37</a><br>09 Contra &amp; Super C &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=729">12:09</a><br>08 TMNT &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=797">13:17</a><br>07 Megaman 2 &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=863">14:23</a><br>06 Super Mario Bros 3 &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=989">16:29</a><br>05 Batman &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1103">18:23</a><br>04 Mike Tyson&apos;s Punch-Out!! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1222">20:22</a><br>03 DuckTales &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1294">21:34</a><br>02 Ninja Gaiden 3 &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1383">23:03</a><br><b>honorable mentions</b> &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1454">24:14</a><br>01 The Legend of Zelda &nbsp; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdDTdnb0huM&amp;t=1483">24:43</a><br><br>My personal top 20 would probably have been a bit different. I would definitely have included Bubble Bobble, Dr Mario, and Double Dragon. I would have hesitated between placing the whole zelda/mario/megaman franchise and promoting titles such as bomberman, Kickle Cubicle, new zealand story, puyo puyo, snake rattle&apos;n roll, the battle of olympus, chip&apos;n dale rescue rangers, faxanadu, fester&apos;s quest, kid icarus, lemmings, or marble madness. And finally, there are titles that I definitely prefer on SNES... it&apos;s the case for Punch-Out! but also for Joe &amp; Mac.

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• SW

  @sweatervestfest918 · 7 years ago

  My mom worked at a game rental&quot; only&quot; place when I was a kid in 1989 and it had a section where you could test the games before you rented them it was awesome

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• MU

  @muchlikeDennis · 5 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m glad you put both Contra and Super C in the same slot. They&apos;re both very well deserving of it! It&apos;s almost like dlc 20 years before it became a staple of gaming.

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• SU

  @subzero8679 · 8 years ago

  I love Jackyl for NES, it was one game that most of my friends had never heard of. I used to rent it from the little mom and pop stores around town. It is a very fun game, especially the two player mode. most people overlook this little gem.

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• KC

  @kca49 · 8 years ago

  Oh my god! Zelda 2 came out when I was 9 years old and i spent more hours playing that game than any other game on the NES. Ninja Gaiden 1 &amp; 2 were also awesome.

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• CH

  @ChristopherM1701 · 9 years ago

  What?! No Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?! That&apos;s the greatest NES game of all time!

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• HU

  @humbughumbughumbug · 5 years ago (edited)

  I&apos;m kind of surprised that with DuckTales you didn&apos;t mention the golf swing cane mechanic. I loved that along with the pogo cane. It&apos;s very SMB2-ish because you&apos;re able to use your environment as a weapon.

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• ME

  @mediaikonz · 5 years ago

  I think what I like about this list is all these years later my NES still has new stuff to show me.

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• BL

  @blanchfor · 9 years ago

  The fact that these games are 30 years old... Thats just crazy to me

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